Only a fool would try - if somebody does - please ask them for next week’s lottery numbers.

THE LIFE OF A BLADE IS AFFECTED BY NUMEROUS FACTORSVery few of these factors are in the control of the manufacturer - almost all are in the control of the user.

Whilst it is reasonable to assume that high quality blades should last longer than the inferior junk it is worth bearing in mind that users have far more control over the life (or death) of a blade than the manufacturer.

A more appropriate question would be - WHEN SHOULD A BLADE BE CHANGED?

YOU COULD CHANGE IT WHEN YOU CANNOT MAKE IT CUT

But that would rarely occur because most modern plotters have sufficient force to cut with a rusty nail - albeit badly - and long before the blade would fail to cut it would be cutting horribly.

SO WHEN SHOULD IT BE CHANGED?When the QUALITY of the cut is no longer acceptable.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE???

When YOU decide.

MORE ABOUT BLADE LIFE

The life of a blade should NOT be judged by how long it has been in a machine.

If the machine is not used the blade will last forever!!!

Blade life should NOT be judged by the number of rolls of vinyl it has cut.

Depending on text size it can do as much cutting on a metre of vinyl as on a full roll.

Blade life SHOULD be judged by:-

The length of time it was cutting.

The speed at which it was cutting.

The material/s it was cutting.

How correctly - or incorrectly - the machine was set.

MORE BORING FACTS

Most of the blades used in the UK are returned to us for exchange or re-sharpening.

We examine them to monitor their performance.

Far too many blades are NOT worn out - they are damaged by accident or carelessness.